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Common Horehound / Marulja / Divlja menta
Marrubium vulgare
45.0676, 13.6496
Field Notes
Description:
It is a gray-leaved herbaceous perennial plant, somewhat resembling mint in appearance, which grows to 25–45 cm tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and are covered in downy hairs. The flowers are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem.
Has an intense smell of musk and taste bitter and astringent like thyme.
Habitat:
Native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia.
It grows in rocky terrain, slopes, meadows, lawns and roadsides.
Notes:
It is edible but is also used as a natural grasshopper repellent in agriculture.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2013
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